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You've probably noticed the term "market intelligence" popping up in supply chain circles more lately. There are main two reasons for this: one is that the economy is making it necessary for supply chain professionals to obtain it, and the other is that new and improved technology is making it easier to get.

Market intelligence, also referred to as business intelligence, is the information relevant to a specific market that is gathered and analyzed in order to provide companies or individuals with the ability to make accurate and confident decisions within that market.

SABMiller Latin America, one of the largest brewers in Latin America, is using supply chain management solutions to reduce costs, improve service levels and decrease its impact on the environment. The beverage manufacturer, with such brands as Aguila in Colombia, Cristal in Peru, Pilsener in Ecuador and Atlas in Panama, operates 17 breweries and 16 bottling plants and employs a team of 16,200 people.

SABMiller has adopted transportation and logistics management solutions from JDA Software Group Inc., which are designed to minimize manual shipping processes, determine the lowest-cost transportation network that satisfies the company's objectives, enhance customer satisfaction and drive maximum efficiencies. Supporting closed-loop supply chain management and accelerating communication between planning and execution, the JDA Agile Business Process Platform will help the brewer to bring greater speed, agility, quality and cost efficiency to its supply chain.